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The rise of the 'Islamic State'

The self-proclaimed "Islamic State" (IS) is a Sunni Islamist rebel group which controls territory in Iraq and Syria. It is largely financed by income from the oil fields in Syria and Iraq, and private donations, often from the Gulf states Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Here are the most important events, since the declaration of caliphate one year ago.

• Date 29.06.2015
• Related Subjects Terrorism
• Keywords Islamic state, IS, terrorism
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